Measurement of saturation magnetostriction of a thin amorphous ribbon by means of small-angle magnetization rotation

A new method was developed to measure the saturation magnetostriction of a thin amorphous ribbon. It is based on the use of small-angle magnetization rotation to measure the change in anisotropy field caused by the tensile stress. Measurements have been performed on Metglas 2826, 2605, and Co-Si-B amorphous ribbons. The maximum experimental error of the measurement was estimated to be about ±5 percent. It is shown that the sensitivity of the method depends on the shape anisotropy field. The estimated sensitivity was about 2 × 10^-7for Metglas 2826 ribbon with 1.8 mm × 40 μm × 12 cm in dimensions.